Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of El Paso County. Tried below before Hon. J. M. Goggin.
1Opinion of the Court
FLY, Associate Justice.
Appellee obtained a verdict for damages in the sum of $3500, which accrued from personal injuries inflicted on him, $500 of which was remitted at the instance of the trial court. Appellant pleaded, in answer to the petition, contributory negligence, assumed risk, latent defects which appellant could not discover by adequate inspection, and fraud of misrepresentation on the part of appellee in procuring his employment.
We conclude that appellant was guilty of negligence in using a car upon which the brake was so defective that appellee, an employe who sought to use it,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McCray v. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1896
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. ReaTexas Supreme Court · 1905
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- Claim of Kenny v. Union Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
- Wyldes ex rel. McLaughlin v. PattersonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
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